According to an analysis, Tor users in more politically “free” countries connect significantly more to hidden services.
↩︎ Ars Technica
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The TMN Store is another way to support TMN and the Tournament of Books—and Sustaining Members get 50% off all purchases.
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Spotify has patented a near-real-time “plagiarism detector.”
↩︎ Music Business Worldwide
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“Trump demonstrated how easy it is for a president to politicize the rule of law.” How to prevent an authoritarian US president.
↩︎ The Washington Pos…
In writing about race, Ijeoma Oluo encounters white men who harass by threatening to commit suicide—rather than change.
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Archaeologists have found thousands of paintings from people who lived in the Amazonian rainforest 12,500 years ago.
↩︎ The Guardian
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In 1918, disinformation spread through Germany to claim they never lost World War I—a lie that eventually gave rise to Hitler.
↩︎ The New York Times
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“When bar codes were patented in 1952, they were round.” Tom Whitwell’s 2020 edition of the 52 things he learned this year.
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It’s December, and a perfect time for a look back at Leslie Harpold’s annual advent calendars.
↩︎ Remnant Time
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“I type in #cutedogs, which yields a measly 28 posts.” On using Parler, the right-wing echo Twitter clone/echo chamber.
↩︎ San Francisco Chronicle
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